Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

St. Jerome, pray for us.

| September 30, 2010

On this feast day of St. Jerome, I encourage taking a few minutes of time with the Scripture in honor of a man who devoted his life to it. Here are two short passages to start with that are the entrance and communion antiphons for today’s celebration of the Eucharist. The book of the law [...]

Calling for a Responsible Media

| September 29, 2010

One the first challenges that is noted in Vatican II’s Decree on the Means of Social Communication is the call to their proper use. This is highly dependent upon those who use modern means of social communication to have a deep grounding in morality. The council fathers state it this way: It is, however, especially [...]

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary use the internet.

| September 28, 2010

I’ve been receiving lots of attention recently in our diocese for my seemingly non-stop internet conversations with Catholics and non-Catholics alike on matters of faith. It is something that I have come to dearly love, and something that at times needs to be reigned in so that there is time for interaction with people in [...]

Take A Load Off

| September 26, 2010

Thanks to my friend Anthony for reminding me about this video. Have a great Sabbath and remember to take a load off!

Vatican II and Social Communication

| September 24, 2010

The second document from the Second Vatican Council is one of the shorter documents produced by the bishops who were gathered, but for those of us who work in in the realm of new media, and even older forms of the mass media, is critically important. In rereading this document it is clear to me [...]

Sacred Art

| September 22, 2010

This will be my last post on the Second Vatican Council’s document on the liturgy. It is a very important document in the life of the Church and I am glad to have been able to share a few of my reflections on it with you here. I am looking forward to continuing this series [...]

Relationships in 140 Characters or Less

| September 21, 2010

I suppose that a few years of blogging makes it pretty obvious that I enjoy the world of social media. Blogging has led to Facebook, which led to podcasting and most recently the Twitter. I have to say that until I first began this blog, I was not what one would call a “true believer” [...]